The downfall of Mr. Weinstein, who was responsible for a long string of productions in Hollywood, including movies like Shakespeare in Love and Chocolat, helped ignite the global #MeToo movement.
In April, in a 4-to-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals overturned his conviction in New York. The judges agreed with Mr. Weinstein's lawyers that the trial judge had improperly allowed prosecutors to call several accusers as witnesses.
The decision had deprived Mr. Weinstein of a fair trial, they said. Immediately after the decision, the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, said that he would try to prosecute Mr. Weinstein again.
Mr. Weinstein was still in Bellevue Hospital... after being rushed from the Rikers Island jail complex for emergency heart surgery on Monday morning.
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